Writing

Music at the Mug!
7/24/2009 7:40:23 PM by: Elsi

"Hey, Noah, give us some dancing music!"
Noah smiled and played faster, his nimble fingers moving across the guitar strings. His friend Rob supported the tempo on bongos.
I spent this evening at the City Blend coffee house (soon to be renamed the Mystic Mug), 3120 S. Old Yale Road #11, Abbotsford, BC (604.556.3914). Noah Wishart and Rob Carpenter were the live entertainment for a small crowd consisting of friends, family, several smiling strangers, and an eager server named Christina.
"Come on, baby, let's have some singing! What's your name? Don't you want to dance?" Christina snapped her fingers like castanets, swaying her hips to the beat, even taking over the drums at one point. The rest of us drank soft drinks, smoothies, and coffee and enjoyed the show.
Mieke Wishart (Noah's mom), my friend Shannon van Roekel, and I will leave Sunday for the Oregon Christian Writers Summer Conference outside Portland. Ah, the joys of art, literature, music, and a caring heart!